Art and Critique in Medicine

Philosophy, Art and Critique: A (short) conversation with the “other”

The article sketches a nexus between philosophy, art (poetry) and critique with a particular emphasis on the contribution of classical Muslim philosophers. At the same time, it demonstrates how luminaries such as Omar Khayyam and Ibn Sina, contributed to the renewal of philosophy as a freedom seeking exercise and as a means to pursue happiness through knowledge. In the second&nbs...

Nursing and the art of radical critique.

This paper argues that more critique is required in our nursing journals. I begin by distinguishing between conservative 'old' critique which functions to maintain the status quo in the academic discipline of nursing, and radical 'new' critique which challenges it and pushes at its boundaries. I then identify three reasons why I believe so little radical critique is published in nursing journal...

Art and Science in Medicine

Stethescope which he described as 'horrible quackery'. As I considered all this I realised that the medical profession and those who dealt with people have often been in opposition, and it would seem as if all the scientific advances (and there are many) have not been able to defeat the unorthodox in the care of the sick. The medical profession must, however, have an inbuilt and fundamental mot...

The Role of Myth in Art During the Millennia: A critique of Nature in Ancient Art, Marzieh Torajie

Medicine and Art

The end of 2016 marked, among others, also an important cultural event, through its novelty and uniqueness, which took place at the oldest University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Romania. “Constantin Brancusi” vernissage of sculpture exhibition took place in the imposing Hall of Honor of “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest and was organized through the efforts of some...